Protecting your Home Investment
A home is usually the largest single investment any of us will ever make. When you purchase a home, you will purchase several types of insurance coverage to protect your home and personal property. Home owners insurance protects loss from fire, theft or wind damage. Flood protects against rising water, and a unique coverage known as title insurance protects against hidden title hazards that may threaten your financial investment in your home.
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Title insurance is not as well understood as other types of home insurance, but it is just as important. When purchasing a home, instead of purchasing the actual building or land, you are really purchasing the title to the property - the right to occupy and use the space. That title may be limited by rights and claims asserted by others, which may limit your use and enjoyment of the property and even bring financial loss. Title insurance protects against these types of title hazards.
Other types of insurance that protect your home focus on possible future events and charge an annual premium. Title insurance protects against loss from hazards and defects that already exist in the title and is purchased with a one-time premium.
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